Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, January 26, 2010: In Kerala, a tourist destination marketed as God’s own country, soon one’s journey to the hereafter could begin much before one passes away. People in Palakkad, concerned about whether or not their last rites would be carried out in proper religious fashion, now have the option of making an advance booking of their…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, January, 2010: 30 people signed up for a strange new hybrid of vigorous yoga, followed by a multicourse dinner of pasta, wine and chocolate, served on the yoga room floor. This almost seamless transition was designed to allow yogis to taste, smell and digest in a heightened state of awareness. Friday’s event at Exhale Spa was…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket. Swami Chinmayananda
Source: www.hindujagruti.org HYDERABAD, INDIA, January 10, 2010: The Dharma Acharya Sabha’s fourth meeting took place in Hydrabad. When announcing the 2010 meeting date, the organizer of Acharya Sabha, H.H. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi, said “Religious heads recognize that Hindu religion is sacred and ancient. But we still have a long way to go in getting our rights back as a majority…
Source: www.clicanoo.com REUNION ISLAND, January 25, 2010: The ten-day celebration of the festival called Tai Poussam Cavadee (commonly spelled as Thai Pusam Kavadi in English, a celebration of God Murugan) has begun at the Hindu temples in Saint-Andre and Saint-Louis on Reunion Island, located 120 mile southwest of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Cavadee is celebrated each year by the…
Source: www.nytimes.com BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, January 25, 2010: Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met by women in furry animal suits holding placards showing pictures of lambs, cows and pigs and warning, “Don’t Eat Me.” These activists say that one of her principal goals is to fight environmental disasters, and her representatives in…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If even a single one of the senses is uncontrolled, all knowledge leaves a person just as water drains from a leaking water vessel. Manu Samhita, Verse II.99
Source: epaper.kashmirtimes.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, Junuary 21 2010: After 21 years, the occasion of historical temple at Kralkhud in the heart of Srinagar city was re-opened. In early 1990s, most of the temples were closed as Pandits migrated from the valley. On the day of holy “month of Maagh” the re-opening of the temple was attended by a large number of…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, January 17 2010: With an expected price of US$1 per bottle, the negotiation of Ganga water is underway. In place of buying the ubiquitous white plastic cans of 5 liters and filling it with Gangajal yourself, expect to buy branded cans of the holy water. Until now, a couple of offers from private companies are pending with…
Source: www.asiantribune.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: January 15, 2009: Thirukethieswaram, an ancient temple in Manthottarmam, in Mannar District,is about seven miles north of the Mannar Town. According to legend, it was at this ancient temple that Kethu Bhagavan worshipped Lord Easwaram (Shiva). Hence the shrine acquired the name of Thiruthieswaram. Iravana’s father-in-law Mayan built the temple at Thirukethieswaram north of Mannar.…